14 November 2015 19:19
Clemence Dane was the 'invisible woman' of 20th century British culture. Now acclaimed Sussex writer and performer Rose Collis is bringing her into focus with a new one-woman play, and two public library talks.
13 February 2015 18:31
Nancy Spain and Gilbert Harding, two of the most famous personalities in British television and radio of that era, unwittingly found themselves at the centre of a celebrity gossip story. That story is now at the centre of a new stage play by Rose Collis.
20 June 2014 15:59
Brighton's i360 is a roaring success and is the highest vertical cable car in the world. But it could have happened 50 years ago...
02 May 2014 18:23
The sinking of the Lusitania on May 7 1915 brought America into WWI. And, by a curious twist of Fate, this fateful act is commemorated on a Brighton war grave...
31 January 2014 12:18
On January 29 2014, rumbles from an earthquake were felt in Brighton. But it's far from the first - and last - such occurrence...
03 January 2014 14:41
Smallpox, one of history's most deadly infectious diseases, was eradicated worldwide by 1980. But, 53 years ago, the last epidemic in Britain occurred - in Brighton...
24 November 2013 19:08
With the start of the panto season, Rose Collis recalls Ellen Nye Chart, the woman who introduced the festive favourite to the Theatre Royal in the 19th century, and two legendary 'Panto Dames' who lived in Brighton: Douglas Byng and Jack Tripp.
07 November 2013 17:12
Remembrance Day nears once again, and it's been said that 'Brighton was largely unaffected' by WWI.
23 October 2013 15:23
'Death and the City', the latest book by Brighton-based writer, performer and alternative historian Rose Collis, takes a look at some of the 'festivals of the dead' held around the world at this time of year.